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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: Genesis 46.
- 0:03SPEAKER_00: God assures Israel.
- 0:05SPEAKER_00: So Israel began his trip to Egypt.
- 0:09SPEAKER_00: First he went to Beersheba.
- 0:11SPEAKER_00: There he worshipped God, the God of his father Isaac.
- 0:15SPEAKER_00: He offered sacrifices.
- 0:18SPEAKER_00: During the night God spoke to Israel in a dream and said, Jacob, Jacob.
- 0:24SPEAKER_00: Israel answered, Here I am.
- 0:27SPEAKER_00: Then God said, I am God, the God of your father.
- 0:31SPEAKER_00: Don't be afraid to go to Egypt.
- 0:34SPEAKER_00: In Egypt I will make you a great nation.
- 0:37SPEAKER_00: I will go to Egypt with you, and I will bring you out of Egypt again.
- 0:43SPEAKER_00: You will die there, but Joseph will be with you.
- 0:48SPEAKER_00: His own hands will close your eyes when you die.
- 0:52SPEAKER_00: Israel goes to Egypt.
- 0:55SPEAKER_00: Then Jacob left Beersheba and traveled to Egypt.
- 1:00SPEAKER_00: His sons, the sons of Israel, brought their father, their wives, and all of their children to Egypt.
- 1:08SPEAKER_00: They traveled in the wagons the Pharaoh had sent.
- 1:13SPEAKER_00: They also had their cattle and everything they owned in the land of Canaan.
- 1:19SPEAKER_00: So Israel went to Egypt with all his children and his family.
- 1:25SPEAKER_00: With him were his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters.
- 1:32SPEAKER_00: All of his family went with him.
- 1:36SPEAKER_00: The family of Jacob Israel.
- 1:41SPEAKER_00: These are the names of Israel's sons and the family who went to Egypt with him.
- 1:49SPEAKER_00: Reuben was Jacob's first son.
- 1:52SPEAKER_00: Reuben's sons were Hanak, Pelu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- 1:59SPEAKER_00: Simeon's sons were Jemuel, Jaman, Ohad, Jacan, and Zohar.
- 2:07SPEAKER_00: There was also Shaul.
- 2:10SPEAKER_00: Shaul was born from a Canaanite woman.
- 2:14SPEAKER_00: Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Mari.
- 2:21SPEAKER_00: Judah's sons were Er, Onan, Sheila, Perez, and Zara.
- 2:28SPEAKER_00: Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.
- 2:33SPEAKER_00: Perez's sons were Hezron and Hemul.
- 2:38SPEAKER_00: Isakar's sons were Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
- 2:45SPEAKER_00: Zebulon's sons were Sarad, Elon, and Jehel.
- 2:50SPEAKER_00: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Isakar, and Zebulon were Jacob's sons from his first wife Leah.
- 3:00SPEAKER_00: Leah had these sons in Padon Aram.
- 3:04SPEAKER_00: She also had a daughter named Dinah.
- 3:08SPEAKER_00: There were thirty three people in this family.
- 3:13SPEAKER_00: Gad's sons were Zephon, Hagi, Shuni, Esbon, Ari, Arodi, and Arelli.
- 3:25SPEAKER_00: Asher's sons were Imna, Ishfa, Ishvi, Bariah, and their sister Sarah.
- 3:35SPEAKER_00: There was also Bariah's sons Heber and Malkel.
- 3:44SPEAKER_00: All of these were Jacob's sons from his wife's servant Zilpa.
- 3:50SPEAKER_00: Zilpa was the maid that Laban had given to his daughter Leah.
- 3:55SPEAKER_00: There were sixteen people in this family.
- 3:58SPEAKER_00: Benjamin was also with Jacob.
- 4:02SPEAKER_00: Benjamin was Jacob and Rachel's son.
- 4:05SPEAKER_00: Joseph was also Rachel's son, but he was already in Egypt.
- 4:11SPEAKER_00: In Egypt Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
- 4:18SPEAKER_00: Joseph's wife was Asinoth, the daughter of Potaphera, the priest of the city of On.
- 4:26SPEAKER_00: Benjamin's sons were Bella, Fecker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rush, Muppen, Hupem, and Ard.
- 4:39SPEAKER_00: These were the sons of Jacob from his wife Rachel.
- 4:43SPEAKER_00: There were fourteen people in this family.
- 4:47SPEAKER_00: Dan's son was Hushim.
- 4:50SPEAKER_00: Neftali's sons were Jehazal, Guni, Jezar, and Shelem.
- 4:59SPEAKER_00: These were the sons of Jacob and Bilha.
- 5:02SPEAKER_00: Bilha was the maid Laban had given to his daughter Rachel.
- 5:06SPEAKER_00: There were seven people in this family.
- 5:09SPEAKER_00: The total number of Jacob's direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was sixty six people.
- 5:18SPEAKER_00: The wives of Jacob's sons were not counted in this number.
- 5:23SPEAKER_00: Also, Joseph had two sons in Egypt.
- 5:28SPEAKER_00: With these two grandsons, Jacob's family in Egypt numbered seventy people in all.
- 5:37SPEAKER_00: Israel arrives in Egypt.
- 5:40SPEAKER_00: Jacob sent Judah ahead to speak to Joseph.
- 5:44SPEAKER_00: Judah went to Joseph in the land of Goshen.
- 5:48SPEAKER_00: Then Jacob and his people followed into the land.
- 5:54SPEAKER_00: Joseph learned that his father was coming, so he prepared his chariot and went out to meet his father Israel in Goshen.
- 6:04SPEAKER_00: When Joseph saw his father, he hugged his neck and cried for a long time.
- 6:11SPEAKER_00: Then Israel said to Joseph, Now I can die in peace.
- 6:18SPEAKER_00: I have seen your face, and I know that you are still alive.
- 6:23SPEAKER_00: Joseph said to his brothers and to the rest of his father's family, I will go and tell Pharaoh that you are here.
- 6:32SPEAKER_00: I will say to Pharaoh, My brothers and the rest of my father's family have left the land of Canaan and have come here to me.
- 6:42SPEAKER_00: They are a family of shepherds.
- 6:44SPEAKER_00: They have always kept sheep and cattle.
- 6:47SPEAKER_00: They brought all their animals and everything they own with them.
- 6:52SPEAKER_00: When Pharaoh calls you, he will ask, What work do you do?
- 6:57SPEAKER_00: You tell him we are shepherds.
- 6:59SPEAKER_00: All our lives we have been shepherds.
- 7:02SPEAKER_00: Our ancestors were shepherds before us.
- 7:06SPEAKER_00: Then Pharaoh will allow you to live in the land of Goshen.
- 7:11SPEAKER_00: Egyptians don't like shepherds, so it is better that you stay in Goshen.